Rebuilding a 46RE - What to look out for?
#11
I've not seen the inside of it, but their billet converter looks hell for strong from the outside. I almost hated installing it, it looked so purty. I'm about 10,000 miles or so into my "level 3" Mega Viper, and I still grin every darn time it upshifts. Who knew one of these things could actually shift quickly and firmly into overdrive?
#12
You're welcome. It's nice knowing that you don't have to worry about the transmission any more, isn't it?
#14
Quick update and question about this rebuild:
I got everything taken apart, the snap ring piece was from the overdrive unit, there were 2 snap rings broken but still holding and all the clutches in the overdrive looked fine so thats good. needs a low/reverse band , going to replace the front band as well. the low reverse servo is broken also. otherwise, all the clutches and steels look awesome, as well as everything else, just going to put a seal kit in and reassemble, was quite straight forward.
My main question is : where can i get a new valve and spring for the TCC Boost valve? the clip broke, the spring i found in the pan when i dropped it a few months back, but i can no longer find it. The valve i couldnt find anywhere; it seems to only come WITH a valve body? I found a fix for the broken clip in a whole new heavy duty cover, but I don't see the valve or spring available. Any hints on finding one? I heard a rumor today theres a 46re trans at work the parts manager swapped out of his kids truck, so worst case scenario i might be able to cannibalize the valve from that so long as its the correct transmission and doesnt also have the same issue..
I got everything taken apart, the snap ring piece was from the overdrive unit, there were 2 snap rings broken but still holding and all the clutches in the overdrive looked fine so thats good. needs a low/reverse band , going to replace the front band as well. the low reverse servo is broken also. otherwise, all the clutches and steels look awesome, as well as everything else, just going to put a seal kit in and reassemble, was quite straight forward.
My main question is : where can i get a new valve and spring for the TCC Boost valve? the clip broke, the spring i found in the pan when i dropped it a few months back, but i can no longer find it. The valve i couldnt find anywhere; it seems to only come WITH a valve body? I found a fix for the broken clip in a whole new heavy duty cover, but I don't see the valve or spring available. Any hints on finding one? I heard a rumor today theres a 46re trans at work the parts manager swapped out of his kids truck, so worst case scenario i might be able to cannibalize the valve from that so long as its the correct transmission and doesnt also have the same issue..
#16
Quick update and question about this rebuild:
I got everything taken apart, the snap ring piece was from the overdrive unit, there were 2 snap rings broken but still holding and all the clutches in the overdrive looked fine so thats good. needs a low/reverse band , going to replace the front band as well. the low reverse servo is broken also. otherwise, all the clutches and steels look awesome, as well as everything else, just going to put a seal kit in and reassemble, was quite straight forward.
My main question is : where can i get a new valve and spring for the TCC Boost valve? the clip broke, the spring i found in the pan when i dropped it a few months back, but i can no longer find it. The valve i couldnt find anywhere; it seems to only come WITH a valve body? I found a fix for the broken clip in a whole new heavy duty cover, but I don't see the valve or spring available. Any hints on finding one? I heard a rumor today theres a 46re trans at work the parts manager swapped out of his kids truck, so worst case scenario i might be able to cannibalize the valve from that so long as its the correct transmission and doesnt also have the same issue..
I got everything taken apart, the snap ring piece was from the overdrive unit, there were 2 snap rings broken but still holding and all the clutches in the overdrive looked fine so thats good. needs a low/reverse band , going to replace the front band as well. the low reverse servo is broken also. otherwise, all the clutches and steels look awesome, as well as everything else, just going to put a seal kit in and reassemble, was quite straight forward.
My main question is : where can i get a new valve and spring for the TCC Boost valve? the clip broke, the spring i found in the pan when i dropped it a few months back, but i can no longer find it. The valve i couldnt find anywhere; it seems to only come WITH a valve body? I found a fix for the broken clip in a whole new heavy duty cover, but I don't see the valve or spring available. Any hints on finding one? I heard a rumor today theres a 46re trans at work the parts manager swapped out of his kids truck, so worst case scenario i might be able to cannibalize the valve from that so long as its the correct transmission and doesnt also have the same issue..
#17
#18
#19
I agree...the gm conversion predates the Borg warner upgrade... they really shouldnt be plugging before you should be replacing the filter and cleaning the screen on them during regular maintenance... mine plugged twice and it was because the tranny was on its way out and needed to be rebuilt...I got 10,000 miles out of the last one before the converter failed and it was rebuilt..
#20
Pretty cool, ain't it? That shift behavior is all in the kit, and a stock rebuild with the same shift kit added would behave about the same way. It wouldn't last anywhere near as long as the PATC, but it'd shift crisply until the next failure.
You're welcome. It's nice knowing that you don't have to worry about the transmission any more, isn't it?
You're welcome. It's nice knowing that you don't have to worry about the transmission any more, isn't it?